贫苦

pínkǔ

poor; poverty-stricken; badly off

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pín kǔ

adj. poor, impoverished, poverty stricken, destitute

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pin2 ku3

poverty-stricken, poor

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贫苦

pín kǔ

poor; poverty-stricken; badly off; impoverished:

过着贫苦的生活 live in poverty;

他的一生是与贫苦和失业斗争的一生。 His whole life is a fight against poverty and unemployment.

贫苦地区 distressed area

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貧苦|贫苦 [pín kǔ] ► poverty-stricken ► poor